act now on international mother earth day
Social Justice

act now on international mother earth day

Although the only thing we hear about at the moment is Covid-19, the threat of climate change has not gone away, and like Covid-19, climate change affects us all. As Patrick Suckling said “We know that unless we address this challenge, we will all be worse off; and the longer we take in addressing the […]

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World Health Day – support nurses and midwives
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World Health Day – support nurses and midwives

It’s #WorldHealthDay! Today, we celebrate the work of nurses and midwives by showing our appreciation for their bravery, courage and resolve in the global #COVID19 response. Nurses and other health workers are at the forefront of COVID-19 response – providing high quality, respectful treatment and care, leading community dialogue to address fears and questions and, […]

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Let’s end racial discrimination
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Let’s end racial discrimination

In the lead up to the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21st March, we should reflect on how discrimination on the basis of race, colour, age, disability, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation demean and diminish us individually and collectively as a society. We need to remind ourselves and others that […]

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Why we must not give in to despair
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Why we must not give in to despair

“Australia is shockingly on fire, a continent-wide bonfire of the lies that have held long overdue climate action in check. We need to open the way to a responsive, awake and steady form of presence, strong in its holding of the tragedy of all that is happening, firm and clear in not succumbing to fearful […]

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Ending family violence – we already have the answer
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Ending family violence – we already have the answer

This International Women’s Day we believe it is important to speak about the ongoing crisis in this country of violence against women and children. Whilst on this day we must celebrate women, we must also recognise the causes and problems preventing an equal world (in line with the #EachforEqual theme of International Women’s Day 2020). […]

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